Double Decker Pockets for garments

ABSTRACT

A pocket for a garment comprising a first compartment and secondary compartment adapted to storing a smart phone.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

A typical pant pocket with a coin pocket is shown in FIG. 1. A sidecross sectional view of the pocket in seated position is shown in FIG.2. Pants and pant pocket design and construction have not changed over100 years. Modern day pants are unfortunately not modern at all. Therehave been new pocket designs, but few addresses issues with the pocketsin the seated position with modern day items stowed in them, mostrelated to storing coins. However most people now days don't even carrycash much less coins, as people carry credit cards or pay with ApplePay™(among other smart phone based electronic payment methods). Menspecifically may carry a wallet for a drivers license, health insurancecards, and multiple credit/debit cards. Men also may carry keys, anemployee ID badge, MetroCard (mass transit card), and most certainly asmart phone, which all need to be stowed on the person, and that usuallyends up stowed on the pants. Before the proliferation of smart phone,mobile phones were compact and easily clipped onto a pant belt, but withthe planar shape of most smart phones (the iPhone™ shape patentinfringement against Samsung™), phones became difficult to clip onto abelt as the smart phone were too large and planar. Therefore ending upin the pant pocket with all the other essential items, so it is eitherkeying the phone or the thick phone wallet sandwich dilemma.

A smart phone like the iPhone 5 just barely fits into one's pocket, nowwith the larger iPhone 6 and even larger iPhone 6 plus, one may not beable to even sit with a phone stowed in one's pant pocket. This problemcan be observed through Apple's sales data with the still strong demandfor the older iPhone 5's smaller size, and the release of a new smalleriPhones 5se. Another issue is the stacking of items with the phone whichcauses a bulky thick bulge that can impede quick access to a ringingphone, or cause items clinging to the phone's flat surface to beaccidentally pulled from pocket and dropped. Accordingly, there is aneed for a redesigned pocket for modern smart phones to address allthese problems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A pocket for garments such as a pair of pants which enables one to sitcomfortably with a modern mobile phone stowed in the garments pocket andprevents the phone from forming thick sandwich with other planar itemsthat are stowed in the pocket, and prevents items from sticking to thephone when removed from the pocket.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of a typical pocket sectioned from a pairof pants.

FIG. 2 shows a side cross sectioned view of a typical pocket and agarment shell on a wearer's hip/leg in seated position

FIG. 3 shows a side cross sectioned view of a garment shell on awearer's hip/leg in seated position and the exemplary embodiment of thecurrent invention holding a phone and a wallet.

FIG. 4 shows a side cross sectioned view of a garment shell on awearer's hip/leg in seated position and an alternate embodiment of thecurrent invention holding a phone and a wallet.

FIG. 5 shows an upright cross sectioned view of the exemplary embodimentof the current invention from a pair of shorts.

FIG. 6 shows an upright cross sectioned view of an alternate embodimentof the current invention from a pair of pants.

FIG. 7 shows an upright cross sectioned view of an alternate embodimentof the current invention from a skirt holding a phone and a wallet.

FIG. 8 shows an upright cross sectioned view of an alternate embodimentof the current invention from a dress holding a phone and a wallet.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of a typical pocket sectioned from a pairof pants. FIG. 2 shows a cross section of a typical pocket worn seatedon wearer's legs outlined by the dotted line 99, the hip is outlined bydotted line 98. FIG. 3 shows the exemplary embodiment of invention wornon wearer in seated position, the first compartment holding wallet 91 cis bounded by discrete floor 301 which is disposed on an outer wall awayfrom wearer's body (non-adjacent wall 312), so as to allow for betterflexibility/orientation of the pocket contents when the wearer isseated, whereas if the first compartment floor 301 is positioned on thewall closest the wearer (adjacent wall 311), whatever content in firstcompartment would prop up the elongated phone/device placed in secondcompartment against the wearer's leg disposed much like a ramp. Also byhaving the first compartment floor 301 disposed on the non-adjacent wall312 it allows for a phone 95 c to be inserted into to pant pocketthrough opening 309 while seated by enabling the phone follow the pathalong the wearer-adjacent wall 311 surface curved to the wearers hipflexion passing the first compartment into the second compartment downtoward a second floor 302. There is partial overlap between the wallet91 c and smart phone 95 c.

FIG. 4 shows an alternate embodiment of invention also worn on wearer inseated position, the first recess floor 401 attached to the nonadjacentwall 412, the second recess floor 402 extends further deeper toeliminate the overlap between wallet 91 e and smart phone 95 e. Thefirst recess is sized to ergonomically fit a wallet while seated and thesecondary recess is sized to ergonomically fit a smart phone whileseated and not so deep, such that a phone stowed on floor 402 is stilleasily reachable when in the standing position. There is a balancebetween being sufficiently deep enough to sit comfortably and not sodeep as to require the wearer to crouch in order to reach the contentsstowed on floor 402. The original garment shell outline is indicated by213 z and the outline of the slimmed garment shell achieved by thecurrent embodiment is indicated by 413.

FIG. 5 show a cutout cross-section of the exemplary embodiment ofinvention in a upright position. The garment shell is denoted by 513,the pocket 500 with 2 walls, a wearer non-adjacent wall 512 and weareradjacent wall 511, the first compartment bounded by floor 501 which isattached on non adjacent wall 512 with concave upper edge 503, andextending further deeper is a second compartment bounded by floor 502.The wall 511 fastened to wall 512 on at least 2 edges, the wall maycomprise of sheets of facing and lining material.

FIG. 6 show a cutout cross-section of an alternate embodiment ofinvention in a upright position with the first recess floor 601 formedby folding a pleat into a non-adjacent wall to form an upper edge 603and a trough/floor 601 and then stitched along the 2 opposite edges 617of the two walls whereby joining the two walls at the edges. Floor 601may also be fasten along it's length securing to rest of wall, and alsomay be stitched as denoted by 618 on the first recess's upper edge 603to create a pocket for retaining loose items in first recess when wearerseated. The walls may comprise of plies of fabric.

FIG. 7 show a cutout cross-section of an alternate embodiment ofinvention in an upright position. The pocket 700 with the first sectionfloor 701 is holding a wallet 91 b, and extending further deeper issection floor 702 holding a smart phone 95 b.

FIG. 8 show a cutout cross-section of an alternate embodiment ofinvention in a upright position. The garment shell is denoted by 813,the pocket 800 with two walls, a wearer non-adjacent wall 812 and weareradjacent wall 811, the first compartment floor 801 is attached on nonadjacent wall 812 and holding a wallet 91 d, and extending furtherdeeper is compartment floor 802 holding a smart phone 95 d, and aoverlapping region denoted by number 5.

The pocket configuration reduces the thickness pocket contents byoffsetting the planar items and the increased height allows one to sitwithout a rectangular object jamming into one's hip. The presentinvention is also suitable for female pants, skirts and dresses. Womentend not store items in their lower garment because their garments tendto be closer fitting and stowing a wallet plus a smart phone will createan unflattering bulge, however the present invention should help reducethe unflattering silhouette created by the stowing of phones among otheritems in a female's garment pockets.

1. A pocket for a garment comprising a first compartment with a discretefloor and a second compartment with a separate second floor extendingbelow the first compartment such that the first compartment and secondcompartment each can fit at least one item, such as a smart phone, awallet, and other planar items, wherein the items are secured in placeby gravity, and both the first compartment and second compartmentsharing a common opening and at least one common wall.
 2. The pocket ofclaim 1 wherein the first compartment floor is formed of a separatesheet of material fasten along a bottom edge to the wall non-adjacentthe wearer.
 3. The pocket of claim 1 wherein the first compartment flooris formed from a pleat folded into the wall non-adjacent the wearer. 4.The pocket of claim 1 wherein the second compartment floor extendssubstantially below the first compartment to stow the smart phoneclearing the first compartment floor, without the smart phone extendingabove past the first compartment floor.
 5. The pocket of claim 1 whereinthe second compartment floor extends sufficiently below the firstcompartment to stow the smart phone with less than a 50% portion of adistal end of the smart phone the extending above past the firstcompartment floor.
 6. A pocket for a garment disposed near a wearer'ships comprising a first recess with a first discrete floor and a secondrecess with a second discrete floor extending deeper past the firstrecess such that the first recess and second recess can respectivelyhold a smart phone, the first discrete floor positioned on a wallnon-adjacent the wearer.
 7. The pocket of claim 6 wherein the firstrecess floor is formed of a separate ply of material fasten along abottom edge to the wall non-adjacent the wearer.
 8. The pocket of claim6 wherein the first recess floor is formed from a pleat folded into thewall non-adjacent the wearer.
 9. The pocket of claim 6 wherein thesecond recess floor extends substantially below the first recess enoughto stow the smart phone clearing the first recess floor, without thesmart phone extending above past the first recess floor.
 10. The pocketof claim 6 wherein the second recess floor extends sufficiently belowthe first recess to stow the smart phone with less than a 50% portion ofthe smart phone the extending above past the first recess floor.
 11. Amethod for stowing a plurality of planar items in a garment pocket wornon a wearer's hip/leg, wherein a first item is passed through an upperopening and stowed in a first compartment bounded by a first floor,resting the first item on the first floor, and a second longer item ispassed through the upper opening, bypassing the first compartment andthe first floor, following a wall adjacent the wearer that is contouredto a hip/leg flexion into a second compartment bounded by a second floorextending below the first floor, resting the second item on the secondfloor, whereby the first item and second item are secured in place bygravity.
 12. The method of claim 11 wherein a second longer item isplaced fully past and clearing the first floor, resting the second itemon the second floor.
 13. The method of claim 11 wherein a second longeritem is placed partially past the first floor, resting the second itemon the second floor with a distal end of the second item protrudingpartially above the first floor.